Southern Living Yankee

So it's been a month since I last posted, what can I say? There's more interesting things to read about than my life, that's for sure. (Well, actually, my life is pretty interesting, but that's what phones are for!)Check out this video--God bless 'em! This goes in my Moments collection!

I collect moments, if you recall my mentioning that last year. Odd to think I collected only one moment all of last year. Don't you think it's time for another? "Yes, high time," I hear you say. So click here for my friend, AquaJane, as she describes the April rainstorms that have escorted a new season of life to her doorstep: A New Season . Thanks for checking in on me! Tom and I just got back from a valuable "Weekend to Remember" in Myrtle Beach, SC, where the gas was $3.65/gallon, the temperature was 80 degrees, and the sun--the SUN, mind you, was shining! (Remember the sun? The star our planet supposedly revolves around? It was warm, and bright, and yellow and hung in a blue sky with white clouds. Yes, the sky used to be blue, not gray, not rain over and over and over . . .) I'll post some pictures for you sooner or later. WRITING UPDATE: This is my month to really write. I took parts of the manuscript to SC with me, but didn't take a peep...

I don't collect normal stuff like dolls, baseball cards, figurines, stamps, antiques, etc. You might think I collect books, but nah, I accumulate books. Books just happen, willy nilly. Like cats, they find their way here. I do still have my coin collection from 45 years ago; what's left from my little brother raiding it to spend on bubble gum, that is. And I've seriously considered collecting dust bunnies. I found some spectacular ones floating across the wood floor when I opened the windows to spring breezes the week before last. They're like overgrown snowflakes, all lacy and delicate, and each one with it's own unique pattern of cat hair, dust, pencil rubbings and atomic particles. But where would I showcase them? And how would I label them? How would I dust a dust bunny? I get worn out just thinking about it. But I discovered I do collect something: I collect moments. I'm going to begin placing them here, simply labeled "My Collection." En...